OC Esports Guilty Gear Strive in-person tournament series!

All tournament matches will be Bo5 providing we don't have more than 16 players.  We will be using the ICFC NA ruleset for Guilty Gear Strive:

TOURNAMENT FORMAT & RULES:

Format and Game Version:

• Double Elimination. The Tournament will be played out as a Double Elimination competition. In a “Double Elimination” competition, Players compete in Match Sets and advance starting from the Winner’s side of the Tournament (the “Winner’s Bracket”). If a Player loses a Match Set while on the Winner’s Bracket, that Player will move to the Loser’s side of the Tournament (the “Loser’s Bracket”). If a Player loses a Match Set while on the Loser’s Bracket, thus receiving their second loss, that Player is eliminated and will no longer advance in the Tournament.

• Latest Version. The latest version update of the Game will be used for Tournament play, including any new characters and balance updates.

Game Settings:

• Game: Guilty Gear Strive

• Game Version: PS4/PS5

• [All Qualifying Rounds]: Match Settings: 2/3 Rounds, 2/3 Matches, 99 Seconds

• [Top 8]: All sets: 2/3 Rounds, 3/5 Matches, 99 Seconds

Winner Lock Rules

• During the first Match of a Match Set, each Player selects their character and the stage is selected at random.

• After a Match, the winning Player (“Winner”) is “locked” to their character and is not permitted to select a new character until/unless they lose a subsequent Match.

• All subsequent Matches are the choice of the losing Player (“Loser”) who may switch character